After the empire : the breakdown of the American order /
Emmanuel Todd ; foreword by Michael Lind ; translated by C. Jon Delogu.
- New York : Columbia University Press, 2003
- xxiii, 233 pages ; 22 cm.
- European perspectives .
Traduction of Après l’empire.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-212) and index.
Introduction The Myth of Universal Terrorism Democracy as A Threat Imperial Dimensions The Fragility of Tribute The Movement Away from Universalism Confront the Strong or Attack the Weak? The Return of Russia The Emancipation of Europe Conclusion: Endgame Notes
Historian and anthropologist Todd (French National Institute for Demographic Studies, Paris) predicted the fall of the Soviet Union in 1976. Now Apr s l'empire , published in 2002 by Editions Gallimard, uses demographic and economic factors to explain the waning hegemony of the US. Annotation 2004 B